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Disability Day of Mourning 2018

Posted onMarch 1, 2018February 7, 2019 By David Perry

117 victims made known to us since our last day of mourning, 11 since the start of 2018. Stop murdering our people. #DisabilityDayofMourning #DDoM2018 — autselfadvocacy (@autselfadvocacy) March 2, 2018 The folks at DDoM are aware of 143 disabled people killed by their parents or other caregivers in 2017 (if I counted correctly). 117 since the … Continue ReadingDisability Day of Mourning 2018

Disability Day of Mourning 2017

Posted onMarch 1, 2017February 7, 2019 By David Perry

Later today the Ruderman Foundation will publish a white paper on media coverage of the killing of people with disabilities by their parents and other caregivers. I read hundreds of articles and analyzed the ways in which they too often exacerbate stigma, even as a disabled person lies slain. The document consists of my media … Continue ReadingDisability Day of Mourning 2017

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